Miami's Harris, Nelms win heats

TALLAHASSEE — University of Miami four-time All-American Tim Harris advanced to the 800-meter final by winning his preliminary heat Friday night at the NCAA East Regionals.

Less than an hour later, Cory Nelms won his heat in the 400 hurdles to join Harris in today's final day of competition on the Mike Long Track at Florida State University.

Harris, coming off his sixth overall ACC title, ran the third-fastest time in a total of four preliminary heats with a time of 1:48.40.

Nelms had a time of 50.83 and won his preliminary heat convincingly with the fourth-best time overall.

Three UM women, 4x100 team advance

The 24th-ranked UM women's team saw three student-athletes and the 4x100 relay move one step closer to East Regional Championships, as Krista Simkins, Ti'erra Brown and Takecia Jameson each advanced to today's finals.

The four-time All-American, Simkins, won her preliminary heat in the 400 meters in 53.11.

Brown and Jameson each won their preliminary heats and ran the second and third best overall times in the 400-meter hurdles, respectively. Jameson's time of 57.72 was her best time of the season, while Brown ran a 57.64.

The 4x100 relay team of Tara Thomas, Kristy Whyte Charlene Fuller and Krista Simkins finished third in their preliminary heat with a time of 44.96 to advance.

FIU's Forbes qualifies for 110 hurdles final

FIU senior Ronald Forbes won his heat to qualify for today's 110 hurdle finals at the NCAA East Regionals.

Forbes, an Indoor All-American earlier this year in the 60-meter hurdles, ran a 13.784 to claim fourth in the prelims.

He will need a top-five finish to qualify for the national championship meet in Des Moines, Iowa.